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Although he was the front-runner less than 24 hours ago, Nick Ayers announced that he would be leaving the White House , not taking a promotion to chief of staff. Ayers will run a pro-Trump super PAC, according to a person familiar with his plans who was not authorized to discuss them by name. President Trump announced Saturday Kelly would be leaving the administration by the end of the year.

According to the CNN source, the transcript also noted a series of calls made to someone in Riyadh providing updates on the situation. Kushner and national security adviser John Bolton had called bin Salman almost a week after Khashoggi went missing from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul , Turkey, and amid an investigation into the journalist's disappearance, CNN reported in October.

The embattled leader told the UK House of Commons that she had listened "very carefully to what has been said in this chamber and out of it" - a statement that was met by laughter and jeering by members of Parliament. Pro-Brexit lawmakers said they wouldn't support May's agreement unless she renegotiated it to remove the Irish backstop. Rudd, in an interview published Saturday in the Times, said her preferred alternative is the Norway plan, which "seems plausible not just in terms of the ...

Milley has been Army chief of staff since 2015. US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Army chief of staff General Mark Milley as his next top military advisor - a new slap in the face for Pentagon chief Jim Mattis.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also welcomed the United Kingdom court's judgement, calling it a "great day for India". If granted, the appeal will be taken up in the country's top court, giving him almost a year to fashion his defences against the extradition suit.

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump is being driven insane as special counsel Robert Mueller examines potential business transactions between the Trump Organization and foreign governments.

The 46-year-old faces USA accusations that she misled multinational banks about Huawei's control of a company operating in Iran . "The actions of the U.S. " China has finally issued some very positive statements", Kudlow said. "They're different channels, and I think they will be viewed that way for quite some time".

A group of Scottish legislators had asked the ECJ to rule on whether the United Kingdom can pull out of the withdrawal procedure on its own. The case was brought by a cross-party group of politicians, including Scottish Green MSPs Andy Wightman and Ross Greer, SNP MEP Alyn Smith and MP Joanna Cherry and Labour MEPs David Martin and Catherine Stihler, who have been supported by Jolyon Maugham QC of the Good Law Project.

He offered to become chief of staff temporarily, but Trump insisted on a two-year commitment. US President Donald Trump speaks during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on 7 November 2018.

The 40-page sentencing memo filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY for former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen is the basis for an indictment against the president, according to Andrew McCarthy . King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, called the accusations in the court filings "disturbing", saying they implicate "the president in a felony".

More than 25 Police staff are now working on the investigation into the disappearance. She was last sighted at a hotel on Saturday night with a male companion, who has been spoken to by police. Her family has not heard from her in days, including on her birthday, which lead them to raise the alarm on Monday. "As a family we have been extremely concerned for her welfare", he said.

Nauert is a former Fox News anchor and current State Department spokeswoman with little foreign policy experience. Additionally, Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, welcomed the announcement by saying "Nauert has stood behind Israel in her previous positions and I have no doubt that the cooperation between our countries will continue to strengthen during her term".

Trump wanted his next chief of staff to hold the job through the 2020 election. Meanwhile, Axios reported Sunday that Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who heads the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is also under consideration. Instead, he will begin overseeing a pro-Trump political action committee next year. Ayers is Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff. Mr. Trump, who has denied collusion, calls the probe a "witch hunt".

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , after Istanbul's chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of two former senior Saudi officials. Their account of the Washington Post journalist's final moments is harrowing. The courtship of Kushner appears to have worked. Although White House protocol stipulated that National Security Council staff be present on all phone calls with foreign leaders, ...

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of NY wrote on Friday that Mr Cohen said he was directed to make the payments by Trump. "Thank you!" the president tweeted after federal prosecutors said Cohen should receive substantial prison time despite his cooperation.

Democrats called Nauert unqualified and said they were concerned about Barr's independence. William Barr has not widely expressed a public opinion on cannabis issues since the early 90s, and therefore, little is known about how he will ultimately approach the cannabis industry, if his nomination is confirmed.

It also said that Netanyahu and Putin agreed that mutual security teams will meet to discuss the threats and Israel's " Operation Northern Shield ", as the operation to eradicate the tunnels is called. Despite not having its exact location, he said Israel asked UNIFIL, the United Nations mission monitoring the border region, to "take action and block the tunnel on the Lebanese side".

Moscow has been accused by Ukraine and the West of fomenting the fighting that has ravaged the eastern part of Ukraine, where there is a significant ethnic Russian population, since the conflict intensified in March 2014. They ignored legitimate demands to stop issued by vessels belonging to the FSB Border Service and the Black Sea Fleet and continued maneuvering dangerously.

Under the deal struck with the judiciary committee, Comey was to be free to speak about Friday's questioning and a transcript was to be released soon afterward. Many Republicans believe the Russian Federation investigation stems from this unverified dossier. Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building before testifying to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2018 in ...

Theresa May's Brexit deal has been dealt a fresh blow after being given a highly critical verdict from MPs. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay today insisted the vote will go ahead on Tuesday, but Mrs May is expected to make a final decision tomorrow on whether she will push it back.